The Portland daily press., 1887-06-01

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PORTLAND, Y
FROM WASHINGTON.
The British Minister Expresses His
Opinion on the Question of
the Virginia Debt.
The Interstate Commission and the
Color Line.
The Missing Mrs. Montgomery
Found to Be Safe In London.
WASHINGTON, May 3l.-Treasurer Hyatt
today mailed II 1,436 checks, aggregating
$2,S22,2 ,240, in payment of the interest due
june lst on $206, AZ, 800 United States regis
tered per cent bonds of the funded loan of
1897
Decrease In the Public Debt.
1t is estimated at the Treasury Depart
during May was $10,00000O.
virginia's British Debt,
Sir Edward Thornton. in an interview here
ON the Virginia debt question, expresses
great doubt even when an adjustment will
be made after the various propositions shall
nave been submitted to the people. Too
much politics have entered into the question,
ne says, and he intimates that there is but
slight, prospect of settlement. He says:
The better class of people in Virginia favor
an honest adjustment Of the debt but this
class is oyerpowered by the political forces.'
Sir Edward has little confidence in prom ses
OF the politicians. and declares that the Dem
ocrats are badly frightened at Malone. He
speaks as il now he had more confidence in
the Republicans than in the Democrats.
Consul General of the United States
to Paris.
The best foreign consulate is that of Paris
the incumbent of which is paid $4,000 year
salary, and makes 5000 more in fees An
income OF $4,000 year and home in beau
tiful Paris are two very desirable things.
ths tSheorse e. walker Wake OF New York has enjoyed
tnom 1or about seven years. His resignation
Is speedily followed by the appointment of
Jared Lawrence Rathbone, Of California.
The appointee is the lucky one of about 400
applicants for the office. Mr.. Rathbone is a
native of Albany. n. Y, of which city his
June, of 1865, he was cadet at West Point.
The Color Line.
The Interstate Commission has issued an
order to the managers of the Georgia Cen
trail railroad requesting them to answer to
the complaint that they were discriminating
against the colored race. This complaint
comes from w. III. Council, colored citizen
of Alabama, who. in sworn statement, al
leeges that the road had Disseminated against
i'm AL (,
purchased first-class ticket, but was forci-
bly, elected from a first-class coach. Com
missioner Bragg today said: 81 know Coun-
ell well. He is one of the brightest and best
OF our colored citizens, a staunch Democrat,
ana canYasses the State at every election for
the Democratic ticket. He is modest and un-
assuming When was president of the AL
ALBANIA board Of railroad commissioners, /
required the railroads to furnish first-class
accommodations for all passengers who paid
frst-class fare. There was fearful kick
against it, but stuck to it and enforced the
order. They have no right to exact first
class fare from colored man, and then give
hlm tourth-claSS accommodations. The re-
suit of my order was that the railroads had
10 furnish separate first-class cars for first
class colored passengers. Afterwards rep
resentatives Of these very railroad compa-
nies came here and endeavored to persuade
the President not to appoint me upon this
commission because had taken a stand in
favor OF what / regarded as justice to the
colored people.
Mrs. Montgomery Safe.
An Associated Press despatch from Lon
don, announcing that an American lady, Mrs.
Sarah Montgomery, was missing, was pub
lished Sunday morning last throughout the
country.
1t was reported that the State Department
here had sent out a circular to the American
legations and consulates in Europe, request
ing that efforts be made to find the lady, who
had been travelling in Europe for two years,
and had not been heard from by her friends
since January According to the London
despatch, the English government had in
structed the police authorities throughout
the United Kingdom to assist in the search
On May 9th, letter was received at the
State Department from Laramie City, Wy
oming, stating that Mrs. Sarah Montgomery
OF that place had been spending the winter
in Europe, and that neither lher father nor
her friends had heard from her since Janua-
ry last. They wished the Department to
make inquiry for her. She had in her pos
session diamonds and jewelry of considera-
pie value, and her family believed she had
met with foul play. The letter, which con-
tained a check for 500, could not be found
when search was made for it. 1t probably
had been mislaid. A description of the lady
was given, with the places she had visited,
SO 1ar as KNOWN. and other points to assist
ly. as Is the custom in such cases, Mr.. Porter
said. a circular letter to various consuls
abroad was prepared, setting forth these
facts, but before it was ready to be sent out
despatch was received from Laramie City
asking that the inquiry be stopped, as Mrs
Montgomery had been found in London. mo
further Information was given in the des-
patch, which was dated May 18TH and sign
ed by Stephen w. Downer. The check was
returned, and there the matter ended so far
as the Department was concerned. Mr.. Pol
ter had sent note to the consul-general in
London, in advance CT the circular letter,
which accounts for the report sent out from
London. The case is out of the usual run.
although it is not uncommon for the State
Department 10 receive requests to hunt up
mSsng IrePds P0Ttea ABROAD ndGad 1.-The police sys
throughout Europe that it would be extreme
ly difficult for an American to get lost for
any length Of time. The name of every
American dying abroad is sent to the Depart
ment here, and it is not hard to get on the
track OF missing tourists"
Minor Matters.
The Comptroller of the Currency has di
rected an examiner to take charge of the
Palatka National Bank of ?alatka, Fla, and
will soon place its affairs in the hands of a
receiver. This action is due to the impair
ment OF about $4,000 in the capital stock of
$4,000, and because Of the refusal of the
stockholders to go into voluntary liquidation.
AN GID SUIT.
A Southerner Asks for Heavy Dam
ages Against General Butter.
NEW YORK, May 31.-The case of James
Ii. LeSter against General Reniamin Il Rut-